Our nest is now empty again. On Sunday our youngest flew back to Boston for her second semester of college. I kept track of her progress - or lack thereof. Her flight from Boise was almost an hour late leaving. The flight from Denver to Boston was over 2 hours late and it had nothing to do with weather. I'm not too impressed with United. My husband attributes their maintenance problems to an old fleet. Not too reassuring.
So, the house is quiet again and I'm spending more time on my cell phone. I've deposited money into accounts several times for food, medication, books, etc. The Christmas stuff is all boxed but hasn't made it to the garage yet (it's very cold out there). I'm trying to get the house back to normal - whatever that is. I guess that's one of the challenges of becoming an empty nester - determining what normal means now.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Mother of the Bride
About a week and a half ago I attended a "Bridal Extravaganza". Since the bride was on the other side of the country, I went with her sister, the maid of honor. We took our duties seriously, picking up brochures and business cards and sampling entrees and cake. We breezed by the wedding dress displays since we already have one but we did watch the fashion show. We spent several hours there and couldn't eat another bite as we waddled out. I think it was the cake that did it - lots of sugar. We even left with samples of cake in our bag, enough for the father of the bride, too!
Actually, I think we're doing well. Not only do we have the dress, we have a seamstress for the bridesmaid dresses and the pattern and fabric have been chosen. I still need to go and purchase the material and get it to the seamstress. We just signed the contract and made a deposit for the reception and I have spoken to the manager of a band who is making up a contract. The bride and groom have made a decision on the caterer although I still have to call them. We have a photographer lined up. The guest list is coming along and the happy couple is working on "save the date" postcards. Just may need to go sample some more cake, though - before I start back on my diet!
Actually, I think we're doing well. Not only do we have the dress, we have a seamstress for the bridesmaid dresses and the pattern and fabric have been chosen. I still need to go and purchase the material and get it to the seamstress. We just signed the contract and made a deposit for the reception and I have spoken to the manager of a band who is making up a contract. The bride and groom have made a decision on the caterer although I still have to call them. We have a photographer lined up. The guest list is coming along and the happy couple is working on "save the date" postcards. Just may need to go sample some more cake, though - before I start back on my diet!
Monday, January 01, 2007
Go Broncos!
What an incredible game! The Boise State Broncos played an amazing game and beat Oklahoma 43-42 in overtime in the Fiesta Bowl tonight. We aren't big football fans but we couldn't miss this game - it's a really big deal here in Boise. We have been seeing orange and blue all over town for the past month. There are somewhere between 20,000 and 25,000 Boise fans in Arizona for the big game. I look forward to hearing the stories from the fans when they return. Boise State sure proved themselves to all the people who questioned whether they belonged with the big guys. Go Broncos!
Full House
What happened to December? With the hustle bustle of the Christmas season, work, illness, home projects, etc. the month just flew by. We had to push to get everything cleaned up for the arrival of our daughter, Laura, her fiance, and their little dog on Friday, Dec. 15th (my birthday!) - well, actually they arrived late, after midnight, so it was the 16th. We had an enjoyable weekend, attending the Nutcracker on Saturday night and a church Christmas music program on Sunday night. Our younger daughter, Erin, arrived at the Boise airport Monday night. We were back to juggling bathroom schedules just like old times. Our pets were quite interested in our canine visitor. The cats were just plain puzzled; they had never seen a Chihuahua before and were not quite sure what he was. The dogs knew what he was and in between running around they began marking their territory. Just great! Somehow we managed to finish shopping, wrapping and packing by Friday afternoon and hit the road. It is not easy to squeeze 5 adults and a dog into a minivan, even with a top carrier but with the help of Ian's (the fiance) superior packing skills, we did it. A day later we arrived at my parents' home in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was so great to see everyone; it had been a long time. On Christmas Day we had 18 people packed into their not so big house for dinner. Other highlights included a rather rainy trip to the city (SF) which included a boat ride to Alcatraz plus another day trip to Placerville to see my parents' almost ready new house. It was a great holiday.
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